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Thanks for the info Dave, much appreciated! The only thing putting me off true wild camping there was the summer fire restrictions and not knowing how widely the "freedom to roam" is actually honoured, otherwise I tend to give recognised camp sites a wide berth. That website should give me...

Hi all, My search function doesn't seem to be turning anything up, so I thought I'd go ahead and start a thread. Now I haven't exactly been a frequent poster around here so while I won't apologise for spending more time in the woods than at the computer, I will say a huge thank you for any...

Thanks for all the interest folks! I will however be honest, I've spent a great deal of time thoughtfully responding at length to a large number of private messages and requests for info about this. As yet though, nobody has actually contacted the landowner or used the woods. Unfortunately...

I'm happy to hunt whatever game is appetising and in season. I also wouldn't mind being able to compete in pistol shooting again or bowhunt. Don't get me wrong though Bowlander, I know there are opportunities - I've knocked on enough doors, socialised in enough rural pubs and worked on enough...

susi, thanks a lot for the info! I completely understand native Finnish hunters not wanting hunting tourism to destroy their game stocks. It's sad that some countries haven't preserved hunting lands for access by every man and you are right to not want that problem to spread to your home land...

Riding on the continent is great fun as long as you remember which way to go around roundabouts. However, I don't know what Belgian cars run on, but it clearly isn't petrol - I had a very hard time finding petrol stations before my 130 mile tank range was up. Spur of the moment, I decided to...

Hi all, I recently invested in a DD travel hammock, Snugpack softie 9 sleeping bag and a Camelbak BFM pack. Well I was invited to some sports shooting in Belgium and thought it was a good excuse to hop on the motorbike and test out the new kit... With the white cliffs of Dover behind you...

Gordy, that's a very kind offer thank you! If I find myself in the old dominion again, I'll certainly get in touch. I wish we had free hunter training in the UK. Here we have to convince the police that we have proper need for a hunting rifle along with permission to hunt on suitable private...

Thanks for the info Martti, that's great! I've added Finland to the list of places to recce.

I've never been to Arizona, but generally you can head out onto BLM (bureau of land management) land and plink away as long as you don't endanger anybody. The closer you do it to civilization though, the more likely you are to be pestered by the fish cops (conservation officers). Canada is...

Thanks Vulpes, that's good info. I speak several languages well enough to get into trouble and having lived abroad, you're right that just shouting English doesn't get you very far with the locals :). The hunting circle in France looks like even more of an old boys' club than the English one and...

Hi all, As well as a bushcrafter, I'm a keen hunter too. It goes without saying that hunting opportunities in the UK are slim for those not born into a world of tweed and rangerovers. After a lot of humble visits to farms, chats with landowners and generally putting the word about, I now have...

My money for your criteria would be on Exmoor national park. I've never fully acquainted myself with the legalities of wildcamping around England, because I've always been of the "out of sight, out of mind" mentality but you could always find legit camp sites if needs be. If you do head that...

29 pages has put my mind at ease; I'm not the only "tough" guy who is still occasionally perturbed by things that go bump in the night! :) When I solo camp on private land, I usually hunt too so it's not unusual to have a shotgun or rifle at arm's length. There have been some instances in the...

Thanks for the replies guys! Anybody interested, feel free to drop me a PM with a short summary about your intended use and I'll put you in contact.

Hi all, Apologies if this isn't in the most suitable category. I have access to a 9 acre site suitable for small bushcraft/wildcamp events. 4 acres semi-ancient mixed woodland + 5 acres adjacent meadow. Beautiful secluded spot 10 miles NW of Worcester. The landowner works hard for a modest...

Thanks for the kind welcome guys! I'll do as suggested and look for a local meet-up soon when work and projects allow. I'd like to organise a trip to Norway at some point to do a little wild camp, hunt and forage, but I might be getting a bit ahead of myself... I'll see you all around the...

Hi all, My name's Al and I've been mucking about in the woods for most of my 25 years. I haven't learned a great deal in that time because I didn't read books or forums on the subject. It's been a fairly lonely time too as my efforts to convince mates to leave their playstations to get cold...